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This is the next logical step for voters  

The issue: Online voter registration

Our view: Convenience, accuracy, cost are three advantages of this sound idea 

Ohioans already can update their address online for voting purposes. The next logical step is online voter registration. 

The Legislature is being asked to take that step in a bill introduced last week by Sen. Frank LaRose, R-Copley. It’s the right step to take. 

Senate Bill 175 would allow Ohioans to apply online for an absentee ballot as well as to register online. Doing so electronically would become an option, not a mandate. The current registration processes will continue to be available for those who don’t use a computer or prefer not to use it or this purpose. 

But the benefits of online registration are numerous, as many states have discovered. According to the Pew Research Center, 70 percent of voter registration was done online as long ago as 2010... 

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